ORLANDO, Fla. – Volusia County teen Hunter Ford is speaking out for the first time since he was hit by a car while riding his e-bike on his way to school, as he tries to encourage safe riding habits in others.

“To be trapped under a car was the most traumatizing experience for me,” Ford said.

The 14-year-old was riding his e-bike to what was supposed to be his first day of high school last month when the accident happened. The driver said they did not see Ford, who was dragged 15 feet and trapped under the vehicle.

[VIDEO: Witnesses lift vehicle off 14-year-old e-bike rider after he was struck, dragged in Volusia County]

“A tow truck lifted the car off of me,” he recalled. “The major injuries I have right now are my liver, it got torn in half, and my foot, which was on the muffler.”

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